sunday is a day for baptisms

Last Friday (maybe?) I told you that there were going to be baptisms today. And there were. Five of them. Sweet meat. I love baptisms. It is the Gospel in the simplest visual form: death, burial and resurrection all in one movement.

And, as I said, my little sister got baptized. Double bonus. As she would say, she "loves Jesus a whole lot," or more simply she'd scream "I LOVE JESUS" in a crazy tone. That was first catch phrase with the youth group. I'd ask, "Do you love Jesus?" whenever they'd do something crazy. Fun times.

Baptisms are a sign that the church is doing one of the greatest things, preaching the Gospel. So, hallelujah, we are at least getting it down. Now, if only we'd become reformed in theology....

Enjoy the day and rejoice because, truly, God is the Gospel.

-joe

getting baptized

My sister, not Amy the missionary, the other one...Anna...is getting baptized on Sunday. So are four other folks that I'm aware of.

Anna's been a believer for awhile, but is just now getting baptized. A couple of the others have been as well, but I know that at least one of the guys is a new believer.

Why does the western church wait so long to baptize?

Anyway. Be excited. I am. We're singing "It Is Well with My Soul," cause I'm pretty sure Anna likes it a lot. Shh...don't tell.

-joe